Oily skin can be improved! Regain smooth skin with 4 measures
Oily skin can be improved.
In many cases, they have oily skin for acquired or temporary reasons.
Oily skin is a condition in which the skin is abnormally shiny or always sticky.
Most of the causes of abnormally shiny oily skin are the "decreased barrier function of the skin".
"Sebum," which is the source of shine and stickiness, exists to protect our skin and is active by secreting a large amount.
If your skin doesn't need to be protected, sebum won't work like this.
I have skin that needs to be protected.
This is the cause of oily skin.
Therefore, if you take care to enhance the barrier function of the skin so that sebum does not need to be active, you can reach the goal of improving oily skin.
With this image, try to improve oily skin.
That's how I solved my skin problems such as oily skin and acne that I had been suffering from since puberty, and skin problems such as makeup loss and pores that I had been worried about since I was 18 years old when I was 23 years old.
In this article, I will give a lecture on how to improve oily skin based on my own experience.
"What causes my oily skin?"
" How can I improve my oily skin ?" " Can I improve my
oily skin?"
The answer to those who have questions such as is in this article.
Please use it for your daily care to get rid of the troubles of oily skin.
Table of contents [ Hide ]
- 1. 1. 6 Causes of Oily Skin
- 1-1. "Vicious circle oily skin" that has taken too much sebum
- 1-2. "Temporary oily skin" due to hormonal balance
- 1-3. "Seasonal oily skin" due to seasonal influences
- 1-4. "Made oily skin" by wrong care
- 1-5. Inner dry "dry-oily skin" caused by dry skin
- 1-6. "Imaginary oily skin" that I thought was oily skin
- 2. 4 measures to improve barrier function to improve oily skin
- 2-1. Change from sebum-removing care to non-sebum-removing care
- 2-2. Improves dryness with "correct moisturizing" that retains moisture inside the skin
- 2-3. Suppress excessive secretion of sebum with thorough UV protection
- 2-4. Avoids rubbing against the skin and retains the barrier function
- 3. 3. Lifestyle to improve oily skin
- 3-1. Suppress oily by handling sweat
- 3-2. Improvement of oily by diet
- 3-3. Improve the environment where you smoke and are exposed to cigarette smoke daily
- 3-4. Humidification habits prevent dryness
- finally
1. 1. 6 Causes of Oily Skin
Oily skin is a condition in which "oily skin", which originally produces a large amount of sebum, has deteriorated and the secretion of sebum has become excessive.
In addition to being "abnormally oily," acne, conspicuous pores, and skin problems such as keratin plugs are also involved.
Sebum is secreted from the "sebaceous glands" in the pores.
Although it seems to be a natural enemy to oily skin, sebum forms a thin film on the surface of the skin and protects the skin as a "barrier function".
Reference: From the Cosmetology Dermatology Encyclopedia |
Sebum is indispensable for "healthy skin" that is moisturized and resistant to irritation.
Not only that, but it is also an important function for the body, and we can see that it works at a level that cannot be stopped or returned by our will.
Therefore, "excessive secretion of sebum" means that your skin is "a condition that needs to be protected".
It's often said that removing sebum is a measure against oily skin, but it's not that simple.
Choosing sebum-removing care can lead to a vicious cycle of oily skin, moving away from the goal of improvement.
Therefore, I will explain the correct understanding and causes so that you can get rid of oily skin.
There are six types of oily skin.
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You then check what oily skin of the, let's look for improvement tips.
1-1. "Vicious circle oily skin" that has taken too much sebum
Care known as oily skin control is a method of "removing sebum."
Suck with oil blotting paper, wash your face many times, and wipe with a wipe-off lotion.
This kind of sebum-removing care can lead to a vicious cycle that activates the skin's protective response and stimulates sebum secretion.
Therefore, care to remove sebum often worsens oily skin.
Our body has the function of activating sebum secretion when the sebum on the surface of the skin dilutes.
The more you take it, the more it is secreted.
Therefore, "care to remove sebum" does not stop sebum.
Sebum secretion is not constant and constant.
When sebum secretion reaches a certain amount, it applies pressure to the sebaceous glands and suppresses excretion. When
the sebum on the surface of the skin is experimentally wiped with alcohol, which is called the saturated sebum amount , the sebum is rapidly secreted within 2 to 3 hours . However, when the amount of sebum recovers, the subsequent secretion becomes slow.Source: Cosmetology Dermatology Encyclopedia 7th Edition (published by Chuo Shoin)
Even if you wash your face or remove sebum, the amount of sebum on the surface of your skin will return to normal in about 2 hours.
And by doing this action frequently, activates sebum secretion and increases the amount of sebum secretion.
Therefore, care to remove sebum results in a "vicious circle of oily skin" that accelerates oily.
To stop the vicious cycle of oily skin, first review the facial cleanser.
1-2. "Temporary oily skin" due to hormonal balance
For women, the amount of sebum secreted changes with the menstrual cycle.
During the period from 2 weeks before menstruation to menstruation, when progesterone increases, sebum secretion increases and the skin becomes oily.
Due to these temporary causes, many women have oily skin for about two weeks.
This is "temporary oily skin".
There is no need to change the care.
With the usual cosmetics, take care as usual and keep your skin stable.
When you lean toward this oily, it will not be a big problem if you continue to take care as usual with the recognition that it is "a little greasy".
However, there are cases where you start oily skincare because you think that you have oily skin.
There is no problem with proper oily skincare, but if you take care to remove sebum even though it is temporary oily, you may get stuck in the "vicious circle of oily skin" mentioned in 1-1.
Oily skin, which was supposed to be temporary, can thus be exacerbated into "forever oily skin ."
To avoid this, be aware that depending on the time of year, you may have "temporary oily skin."
For example, during the follicular phase, a large amount of estrogen is secreted, the water content of the stratum corneum of the skin is maintained, and the skin is kept moist. However, during the luteal phase, a large amount of progesterone is secreted, so systemic changes such as an increase in body temperature, an increase in sebum secretion, and anxiety / attack tendency are observed (Yamamoto et al., 1998; Kayashima et al., 1995).
Quote: Current status and needs of skin care and makeup in the menstrual cycle of women with atopic dermatitis From
Osaka Medical and Pharamology Journal, Volume 2 (March 2012)
Do not start using new cosmetics or do patch tests (allergy tests) during this time.
If you want to try new cosmetics, it is recommended that you do it within a week after your period.
1-3. "Seasonal oily skin" due to seasonal influences
Sebum secretion increases from spring to summer and decreases from autumn to winter.
Then, sweat, which regulates body temperature, mixes with sebum, which has increased secretion and causes stickiness.
Many people naturally have "oily skin in the summer ."
So you don't have to change your care.
In such a season, it is one way to change to a slightly refreshing cosmetic, but it is recommended to use the usual cosmetics and take care as usual to stabilize the skin condition.
Because the temperature and humidity are different every year, and the skin condition is slightly different depending on the degree of sunburn and living environment.
So you don't really know when to say, "Summer is over, so let's get back to care."
Besides, when I think "I'm getting dry", it's already too late, and it takes time (about one month) for the skin to be reborn to improve the dry condition.
Also, once you get used to the refreshing finish of your skin, the moisturizing feel uncomfortable and often results in insufficient moisturizing.
As a result of paralyzing the sensation of the skin, it becomes the "vicious circle oily skin" mentioned in 1-1.
Therefore, it is recommended that you do not change the basic care just because it is oily in the summer.
We examined the seasonal fluctuation range (winter, spring) at the individual level regarding the amount and composition of sebum secretion and the evaluation value of skin condition, and obtained the following interesting results. (1) The total amount and composition of sebum fluctuated greatly in winter and spring, and the tendency varied from individual to individual. (2) The skin condition evaluation values also fluctuated seasonally, and the tendency differed from person to person.
Quote: POLA Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd. Safety and Analysis Center Masaru Kenjo et al. " Relationship between seasonal fluctuations in sebum composition and skin condition / quality "
1-4. "Made oily skin" by wrong care
The more sebum you take, the more active it is and the more it is secreted.
Similarly, when stimulated, it activates sebum secretion and tries to reduce damage to the skin.
For example, this can make your skin oily.
How do you like it?
Do you have any idea?
There are come to mind that, if your worries about oily skin do not fit, it is oily skin you've surely made yourself.
If you have oily skin, you can improve it.
First of all, let's stop the wrong care mentioned in the example.
1-5. Inner dry "dry-oily skin" caused by dry skin
You may be surprised, "Is oily skin related to dry skin?"
In fact, extremely dry skin can increase sebum secretion.
Dry skin has less water and less sebum.
Then, the skin desperately activates sebum secretion in an attempt to protect the small amount of water inside the skin.
So-called "inner dry".
Originally dry skin has a low function of sebum secretion, so it is rare for it to become oily skin.
However, on normal skin and oily skin, the secretory function works well, so the amount of sebum secreted increases.
When sebum secretion is constantly excessive, only the amount of sebum increases without increasing the amount of water.
Then, the balance of water and oil on the surface of the skin will be lost, and the skin will be tilted toward inner dry skin.
Here, if you take care to remove the common sebum, the inside of the skin will become even more dry, resulting in "vicious circle oily skin", which may worsen the oily skin.
The guideline for distinguishing is
- Partially dry around the eyes and mouth
- The skin is stiff even though it is sticky
- The texture of the entire skin is rough
Etc.
If you can think of a skin condition, it may be "dry-oily skin" that is different from what it looks like and actually lacks moisture.
1-6. "Imaginary oily skin" that I thought was oily skin
Some people say, "I have oily skin because my sebum is shiny."
Actually, it is not always "oily skin".
Oily skin is a condition in which "oily skin", which originally secretes a lot of sebum, deteriorates and the secretion of sebum is excessive.
- Abnormally shiny and oily skin pointed out by people
- Sebum will come up 5 minutes after washing your face
- It does not become smooth
This condition is oily skin.
It is a state in which sebum secretion has become abnormally active.
But
- Sebum floats 2-3 hours after washing your face
- Smooth after washing your face
- Makeup in the morning crumbles in the daytime
- Sebum is floating on the tip of the nose in the evening
- When you touch your face, it's sticky
This is about "just oily skin" or "a little oily skin".
The cause may be related to the hormone balance, season, and care method mentioned above.
It is not oily skin that secretes abnormal sebum.
However, if you start using oily skin cosmetics or focus on sebum-removing care, you will fall into a vicious cycle of oily skin called "vicious circle oily skin."
Let's reset the feeling that "I have oily skin" and work on skincare that is suitable for the current skin condition.
2. 4 measures to improve barrier function to improve oily skin
To improve oily skin, it is necessary to stop the excess sebum secretion.
There are four ways to stop the activated sebum secretion.
4 ways to stop activated sebum secretion
- Change from sebum-removing care to non-sebum-removing care
- Improves dryness with "correct moisturizing" that retains moisture inside the skin
- Suppress excessive secretion of sebum with thorough UV protection
- Maintains barrier function by avoiding irritation and friction on the skin
If you don't know what kind of care you should take, or if you don't understand the usual care anymore, please refer to it.
Then, I will introduce a specific care method.
It's easy because you just change the care you do every day.
However, continue.
It is a fundamental way to increase the barrier function and change the oily skin itself, so it needs to be continued.
The standard to continue is one year.
You think, "One year is long!" "I want to stop sebum right now."
I thought so every time I looked in the mirror. Unfortunately, immediate measures cannot stop sebum secretion.
Sebum secretion varies from month to month and from season to season, so care is needed throughout the year.
It will take some time, but let's balance the moisture and oil content of the skin and radically improve the oily skin.
2-1. Change from sebum-removing care to non-sebum-removing care
If you use a "facial cleanser that does not remove too much sebum", excess sebum secretion may be suppressed.
Although it seems like a natural enemy to oily skin, sebum works as a "barrier function" that is indispensable for our lives and activities.
Excessive removal of sebum, which acts as a barrier, leads to dry skin.
Therefore, use a face wash that does not take too much.
And remember one.
Many people think that "oily skin because sebum floats in a few hours after washing your face".
However, this is a natural function of the skin.
In this condition, if you continue to take care to remove too much sebum by washing your face, it will lead to dry skin and worsen oily skin.
Therefore, please practice washing your face without removing too much sebum.
The eBook [ How to choose a face wash that does not remove too much sebum] summarizes how to choose a face wash that suits your skin and is suitable for oily skin. You can read it for free, so please refer to it.
2-2. Improves dryness with "correct moisturizing" that retains moisture inside the skin
Replenish hydration to increase the amount of water inside the skin.
Oil and moisturizing ingredients prevent the evaporation of water inside the skin.
Such "appropriately moisturized" skin stops excessive sebum secretion.
Oily is evidence that the body is functioning to protect the skin by creating as much skin oil film as possible to supplement the low barrier function.
Skin with moderate sebum secretion can maintain water, and as a "barrier function", it protects the skin from external stimuli and keeps water.
- Rehydrate with lotion
- Cover with milky lotion or cream to prevent water from evaporating
Just because it's sticky, it's not enough to care for lotions and serums.
Moisturize your skin by giving it moisture, oil, and moisturizing ingredients.
Recently, there are also "all-in-one" type cosmetics.
If it is a type that combines lotion, milky lotion, beauty essence, and cream, it is convenient because you can give water, oil, and moisturizing ingredients with one bottle.
By the way, I used the all-in-one gel of the company I got a job at.
It has improved oily skin, so it is recommended for those who do not have cosmetics that can moisturize.
However, cosmetics with a high concentration of alcohol (ethanol) dissolve the lipids in the skin and break the bonds between the keratinocytes.
This leads to excessive secretion of sebum, so even if you want to use it comfortably, choose cosmetics with low alcohol concentration.
2-3. Suppress excessive secretion of sebum with thorough UV protection
Not surprisingly, exposure to UV light can cause oxidative damage to the skin, which can increase sebum secretion.
Therefore, be sure to take measures against UV rays to stop sebum secretion.
Many people take measures because ultraviolet rays cause spots and wrinkles.
However, oily skin is tough, so for some reason, it tends to neglect UV protection.
In addition to promoting the secretion of sebum, ultraviolet rays have the following characteristics.
- It invades not only the surface of the skin but also the inner "dermis layer" of the skin, damaging the DNA.
- It is always present during the sun, and even if the amount of UV rays is weak, even for a short time, the skin is damaged.
- Ultraviolet rays on a cloudy day make it difficult to recognize damage even if it hits
Accumulation will definitely lead to skin aging and deterioration.
So, even if you don't feel the effects of sunburn, be sure to protect yourself from UV rays all year round.
<Basic UV protection>
- Apply sunscreen
- Protect against UV rays with hats, parasols, and sunglasses
* Please refer to here for how to choose sunscreen. " Five conditions to know when choosing a sunscreen for sensitive skin and proper UV care methods"
In this article, we introduce the choice of sunscreen that can also be used in sensitive skin. It is also suitable for oily skin with excess sebum, so it is recommended.
2-4. Avoids rubbing against the skin and retains the barrier function
Even though the skin has a "barrier function", it is fragile to friction.
The rubbed skin breaks the bonds between the cells that make up the stratum corneum and responds defensively to stimuli.
Gently touch your skin and avoid rubbing.
For example, when you wash your face or wipe your face with a towel, irritation and rubbing occur.
The stratum corneum is as thin as one wrap.
So you don't have to put in any effort.
Rubbing or scratching your face is also friction.
Besides, such friction is a stimulus.
- Tips and puffs for makeup, nibs, and brushes
- Wipe cleansing used to remove makeup
- Rubbing when washing your face
- Scratch with your fingers or hands when your eyes are itchy, such as pollen or allergies
- Cotton and putting when applying lotion
It is just right to touch it with the consciousness of "not touching the skin as much as possible".
Also, be careful about the material of what you touch. At this time, replace used towels, makeup sponges, brushes, etc. with new ones and soft materials.
Please be aware of "opportunities to touch your skin" in your daily life and try to avoid friction.
Lipids such as ceramide that connect "keratinocytes", which are skin cells, dissolve and loosen the connection with each other.
If you do so, the keratinocytes will easily come off (fragile).
3. 3. Lifestyle to improve oily skin
Depending on your casual lifestyle, you may have increased stickiness, increased sebum secretion, and unexpected results.
Here, let's suppress the points that improve oily skin other than skincare.
3-1. Suppress oily by handling sweat
"Sweat" is the cause of "oily and shiny in the sweaty season".
The sebum secreted by the "sebaceous glands" in the pores covers the surface of the skin, making it difficult for the skin to lose water and protecting it from dryness.
And "sweat" is a natural lotion, and it is an important existence that moisturizes the skin.
However, in the summer, a considerable amount of sweat comes out due to "thermoregulation".
The thermoregulatory sweat, which normally dries quickly, mixes with "sebum", making it difficult to evaporate.
That's why you should wipe it off before the sweat that flows out mixes with the sebum.
That alone can prevent shine.
The recommended way to wipe the sweat on oily skin
No need to scrub.
Gently hold down sweat with a towel that absorbs water well.
3-2. Improvement of oily by diet
Many nutrients are said to be effective on oily skin.
The quickest way is to get nutrients that are effective for oily skin from your daily diet, so here are some of them.
Five main types of nutrients help improve oily skin:
- Vitamin B1: Controls sebum secretion
- Vitamin B2: suppresses sebum secretion
- Vitamin C: Prevents lipid oxidation
- Pantothenic acid: breaks down lipids
Such.
Choose these ingredients when you take them from your daily diet.
- Vitamin B1: Pork, cod roe, eel, bacon, etc.
- Vitamin B2: liver, caviar, sand lance, quail eggs, sea urchin
- Vitamin C: red peppers, yellow peppers, baserri, lemons, oranges
- Pantothenic acid: liver, egg yolk, natto, cod roe, chicken fillet
Nutrients that help improve oily skin are found in easily available foods.
You can easily take it with a little consciousness, so be sure to incorporate it into your daily diet.
For example, you can choose from items that you can buy at convenience stores.
- What you drink every day is rich in vitamin C such as 100% juice
- What I eat is a pork bowl rather than a beef bowl. The ingredients for rice balls are cod roe and eel.
- Boiled eggs for snacks
- Natto for a midnight snack
And so on.
It is recommended because it is easily available.
3-3. Improve the environment where you smoke and are exposed to cigarette smoke daily
Exposure to the "smoke" of smoking increases the amount of sebum produced.
If you want to reduce excess sebum secretion, stop smoking and avoid being in a smoke environment.
Smokers had more sebum and were more prone to acne than nonsmokers. Hisashima et al. Report that smoking habits may affect lipid metabolism 26). As a result of smoking affecting the production and secretion of sebum, it is possible that excess sebum tends to clog pores and cause acne. It is thought that the large and conspicuous pores are caused by clogging of the pores due to excess sebum and changes in the shape of the epidermis due to aging 27, 28). Although the relationship between smoking and pores is not clear, it is possible that excess sebum and accelerated skin aging due to smoking affected the pores.
Quote: Mr. Hirotaka Miyazaki, Institute of Health Sciences, POLA Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd. " Relationship between smoking and sebum, acne and pores "
Tobacco produces "smoke" when heated.
Therefore, "smoke" is always generated when you inhale.
The "smoke" that comes out of the mouth spreads over the entire face and adheres to the surface of the skin.
At this time, the skin feels the harmful effects of this "smoke" as a stimulus and secretes "sebum" to strengthen the protection of the skin.
It tries to protect the skin from substances that irritate the skin.
Also, it is said that cigarette "smoke" contains more than 200 kinds of harmful substances and more than 50 kinds of carcinogens.
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In addition to the effect on the body, there is also such direct damage to the skin.
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Besides making oily skin worse, it has so many negative effects on the skin.
Avoid cigarette smoke to prevent skin aging.
3-4. Humidification habits prevent dryness
Both air-conditioned and well-heated rooms deprive the skin of moisture.
This is because the temperature of closed equipment/equipment rises without being hydrated, resulting in a very dry space.
Therefore, I would like to use a humidifier.
Adjusting the humidity with a humidifier is effective in keeping the skin moisturized and enhancing the barrier function.
Our office, a cosmetics manufacturer, has as many as four humidifiers.
I always have a small humidifier on my desk.
Please try humidifying at home, of course, and in your work environment.
finally
Oily skin can be improved.
However, simply changing your face or cosmetics will not improve it.
There are several points to improve, such as improving the barrier function of the skin itself, skincare, and lifestyle.
Excessive sebum secretion is what happens to complement the reduced barrier function of the skin.
Therefore, to enhance the barrier function of the skin itself, it is necessary to regenerate the skin cells themselves and lead them to work properly.
It can take a year or two.
In the meantime, I hope you can continue by believing only in the improvement methods introduced here, but that is not the case.
There are many temptations in the world, such as "immediate improvement of oily skin" and "effective for oily skin".
There are many intriguing things in the world, such as fascinating catchphrase cosmetics, posters of models with poreless and silky skin, and word-of-mouth pages with stories saying "Oily stopped this way". We have a lot.
Unfortunately, most of these immediate-acting temptations can worsen oily skin.
I've used a lot of cosmetics such as "cosmetics that hide pores", "poreless foundation", and "facial cleanser for oily skin", but I was always disappointed because I couldn't get any effect.
Those who have taken various measures against oily skin may have the same feelings.
Few people can reach the goal of improving oily skin.
That is why I would like you to improve if you have problems with oily skin.
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